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CPD officer may be unable to eat solid food for months after McKinley Park attack

May 22, 2026 5:19 AM Tim Hecke

A convicted child sex offender and his sister have been detained on allegations that they battered a Chicago police officer who wrote them a ticket for blocking an ambulance at an emergency scene Tuesday night in McKinley Park. Prosecutors said the injured officer will be unable to eat solid foods for several months.

Charges filed 18 months after police pursuit crash killed fleeing driver’s passenger

April 29, 2026 8:04 PM CWBChicago

A Chicago man was arrested Tuesday to face charges stemming from an October 2024 police pursuit that killed his 18-year-old passenger, though it remains unclear why it took roughly 18 months for prosecutors to bring the case.

Man shot Uber driver during rush hour road rage altercation on Stevenson Expressway, prosecutors claim

February 13, 2026 10:41 AM Tim Hecke

A 22-year-old Chicago man has been detained after prosecutors said he shot an Uber driver during a road rage incident on the Stevenson Expressway, while two teenage passengers were in rideshare’s back seat.

Two men sentenced for murdering driver on Stevenson Expressway while out on pretrial release

October 5, 2025 6:34 PM Tim Hecke

Two men who killed a 60-year-old man in an expressway shooting nearly four years ago while they were both on pretrial release for felony gun cases have pleaded guilty. Joshua Concepcion, 22, and Alexis Perez, 20, were sentenced to 15 years and 12 years, respectively, according to court records.

Man charged with murder outside Orange Line station; victim may have harassed his girlfriend

September 13, 2025 8:26 AM CWBChicago

A 21-year-old man is charged with murder in last weekend’s fatal shooting outside the Archer Orange Line station in McKinley Park.

Man shot dead outside Orange Line station, but nobody called 911 for 10 minutes (Too bad the mayor got rid of ShotSpotter)

September 7, 2025 8:33 AM Tim Hecke

A 26-year-old man was chased down and fatally shot outside the Archer Orange Line station early Sunday. For ten minutes, no one called 911 — even though a CTA worker heard the gunfire. One year ago, Mayor Brandon Johnson shut down the city’s ShotSpotter network, which once alerted police to shootings even when no one dialed.

Driver allegedly slammed into a viaduct pillar after telling his 3 passengers they were ‘going to heaven together’

August 6, 2025 6:42 PM Tim Hecke

A Chicago man accused of smoking PCP, driving 100 mph with three passengers, and shouting “let’s all go to heaven together” before a crash that cost one friend part of his leg has been placed on electronic monitoring.

7 armed robberies in 2 hours ends with pursuit by CPD helicopter and ground units

June 26, 2025 7:38 PM Tim Hecke

We’ve learned many new details about an armed robbery spree that, with the help of the Chicago Police Department helicopter, ended with four men in custody last week. Two of the accused men have already spent time in prison for previous robberies.

$10,000 reward offered in 2020 cold case murder

April 6, 2025 12:15 PM Tim Hecke

Cook County Crime Stoppers announced a reward of up to $10,000 for information that helps police bring charges in the death of JeanCarlo Cobian, a 21-year-old who was found fatally shot in the 3400 block of South Archer early on December 30, 2020.

Armed robbers are targeting food delivery drivers in McKinley Park, cops say

December 20, 2024 10:56 AM CWBChicago

Armed robbers are targeting food delivery drivers in a relatively small section of McKinley Park, according to Chicago police. At least five drivers have been robbed at gunpoint while making deliveries since October 21.

Videos released of fatal crash as Chicago cops ‘followed’ suspects’ car

November 26, 2024 6:31 PM CWBChicago

COPA, the agency charged with investigating shootings and major accidents involving Chicago police officers, has released videos and other records from a car crash that left a man dead and two others injured as cops were following a suspect vehicle last month in McKinley Park.

Man carjacked 2 drivers in 90 minutes, but mistakenly left his phone inside one of the cars, officials say

August 13, 2024 6:35 AM CWBChicago

Prosecutors say a 19-year-old Chicago man carjacked two drivers at gunpoint in about 90 minutes, only to give cops a vital clue by mistakenly leaving his phone inside one of the hijacked cars.

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